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In this case, the positive property would be that of being a necessary being or entity, ie not/negation of contingent/contingency. Pic related speaks to this. So now there is an entrance into the realm of the principle of sufficient beings. So if
>Anything that exists has an explanation for it’s existence, either in the necessity of it’s own nature or in an external explanation
This the salient positive property is that of necessity. This is, by the way, also an important part of non-formally logical arguments (not YET formalized) such as cosmological arguments. The universe began, and so it is a contingent being. It could have NOT began, ie, the creator did not have to push the enter button to boot up the universe. Contingent beings demand an explanation. The explanation, ie the external cause can not ALSO be a contingent entity, or else you get an infinite regress of contingent entities, ie, 'well then, if the universe needs a cause, then who caused the cause which caused the universe', ect ad infinitum. The infinite regress can be stopped as well as the avoidance of the multiplication of entities beyond necessity by postulating A SINGLE, non-contingent, ie necessary, ie POSITIVE entity, namely 'god'. A single entity outside of temporal constraints (virtual constraints) such beginnings (bootings up) cycles ect.